The Occupy Wall Street protests

not with your negative attitude i couldnt. and like i said i am too lazy, and money doesnt make me happy. i already have more than i can spend.

plenty of my friends are following the plan above, with slight variations. one is retired already, made 22 million on wall st. most of the others are making nearly half a million a year in their 30s and will make lots more soon. perhaps these fellas are smarter than me or you. but one thing is certain, they have more drive. and intelligence and drive are all that is required to be uber-rich.

if the rich did not get rich at the expense of the poor, then why is there any concern about the wealth gap? i will give you time to email john stewart for your answer.

 

We can always tell when it's a particularly slow day for martin because he tries to argue with people about points that they didn't even make. Poor sap.

 

i always demolish people with such finality that the person wants to deny they ever made any claims in the first place.

question: why is the wealth gap something to be concerned about?

 

We're still waiting for you to point out where I made such claims.

You are tragically imperceptive.

 

in order to avoid misrepresenting you i have resorted to asking direct questions.

i am not the issue, but i know you dont think that. in fact my intelligence intimidates you a bit.

i was curious about the answer to my question:

why is the wealth gap something to be concerned about?

i think if we understand this issue it really shifts the debate into something more productive.

 

There is only so much wealth to go around. If we let the rich guys get it all, soon the rest of us will have nothing.

 

I definitely do.

See? Tragically imperceptive. I am not the issue, but I know you don't think that. If I cared to discuss it with you, I would, as I have done with many topics in the past.

 

That's ridiculous. Rich guys will always have the most. That's why they are called rich.

 

we both know i do.

you would be less boring if you had opinions of your own, that you were willing to defend. carry on i guess, mr no opinion.

 

And you would be less boring if you could argue like an adult.

I suppose it's possible; you do seem to have an unnecessarily high opinion of your own intellect.